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Below are a few interesting links that I've found either interesting, informative, or both. I'm always interested in trading links with other customized doll sites. Just send an e-mail with the URL and brief description of your site and I'll decide if it's appropriate for this site. (As a general policy, I won't trade links with any site whose content does not deal with dolls, doll customization, Asian ball-jointed dolls, or similar topics.) If you prefer a graphical link to this site, feel free to download one of the banners that you can use for your site.
And one more thing, all the links listed on this page will open in new windows.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Kim's House of Dolls has no direct control over the content of these other sites. So please don't send any e-mails to this site asking to remove certain items or complain about content that's on someone else's site.
Official Sites of Ball-Jointed Doll Manufacturers and Related Accessories
Where to Purchase Ball-Jointed Dolls, Doll Making Supplies, Clothes, and Related Accessories
Where to Purchase Mr. Super Clear
How to Customize a Doll (Including Face Painting and Cutting/Styling Hair)
How to Dress a 1/6 and Ball-Jointed Doll and Make Clothes and Other Accessories
Doll-Related News, Publications, and General Information
Unofficial Fan Sites
Online Doll Communities
Doll Blogs
Dollfie Games and Multimedia
Volks—This is the English-language version of the official Volks site, which manufactures the Dollfie Plus, Mini Super Dollfie, Super Dollfie, and Dollfie Dream lines.
Alchemic Laboratory—The official site of a Japanese ball-jointed doll manufacturer, which makes the U-Noa line. The site is mostly in Japanese and the company does not ship outside of Japan. People living outside of Japan may need to use a shopping service like Rinkya, Shopping Mall Japan, or Celga if they wish to purchase a doll from this site.
Angelregion International—The official English-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer,which makes the Glory Angel, White Baby Little Fair, and Fair lines.
Azone—The official site of a Japanese doll manufacturer. The site is in Japanese only and there aren't quite as many pictures as the other sites. (If you want to learn more about Azone and you don't speak Japanese, Hobby Link Japan and Hobby Search have numerous photos and descriptions of Azone products in English.)
Blue Fairy—The official English-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer, which makes the 43 cm. Tiny Fairy and 14 cm. Pocket Fairy lines.
Custom House—The official English-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer, which manufactures the Ai, Petite Ai, and Jr. Ai lines.
Dream of Doll—The official English-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer.
Fantasy Doll—The official English-language site of a Chinese ball-jointed doll manufacturer.
Happy Doll—The official English/Korean-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer.
Herobuilders.com—This site sells a line of 1/6 action figures, some of which are based on real people (such as Hillary Clinton and Michael Moore). The site says that each of its action figure bodies have 23 points of articulation (including fingers and dual torso). The site sells nude bodies, heads, and clothes separately for those who want to customize their own action figures. This site also accepts commissions to making special custom-made action figures based on the customer's own specifications.
HyperManiac—The official site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer. The site is mostly in Korean but there are plenty of photos to look at.
Leeke World—The official English-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer, which makes the DollLeeke line.
Lovely House—The official site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer, which makes the Lovely Senior, Lovely Junior, and Lovely Baby lines. The site is mostly in Korean but there are plenty of photos to look at.
Luts—The official English-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer, which manufactures the Delf, Kid Delf, Delf Art, Fashion Delf, Elf Doll, and Peaks Woods lines.
Noix De Rome—The official English-language site of a Japanese doll manufacturer, which makes 1/6 dolls. Many doll enthusiasts like Noix De Rome because it is the only 1/6 doll manufacturer that makes an elf-shaped head, which is good if you've always wanted an elf doll. This is also the only site that sells Noix De Rome products anywhere on the World Wide Web.
Not Doll—The official English-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer.
Obitsu—The official English-language site of a Japanese doll manufacturer, which makes dolls in 1/6 (27 cm/11-inches) and 1/3 (60 cm/2 feet) lines.
The Orient Doll—The official English-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer, which makes tiny and Mini-Super Dollfie-sized dolls.
PetWORKs—The official English-language site of a Japanese doll manufacturer, which makes 1/6 dolls named Momoko. These dolls can only be purchased at R & D Fashion Dolls.
Rasendou—The official English-language site of a Japanese ball-jointed doll manufacturer, which makes the Photogenic Doll and 24inch Doll lines.
Re-Ment—This site specializes in making doll-sized accessories, such as plastic food. The official site is in Japanese but, for non-Japanese speakers, there are plenty of pictures to look at.
REAL Missing Link—The official site English/Japanese language site of a Japanese ball-jointed doll manufacturer.
Serendipity—The official site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer. The site is mostly in Korean but there are plenty of photos to look at.
Soom—The official English/Korean language site of a Korean ball-jointed manufacturer, which makes resin ball-jointed dolls ranging from 1/6 scale to Super Dollfie-sized dolls.
Soul Doll—The official English/Japanese/Korean-language site of a Korean ball-jointed doll manufacturer.
DISCLAIMER: Kim's House of Dolls has not done business with every single site listed here so this site is unable to verify how good or bad these sites are at serving their customers. Therefore, all transactions with these sites will be done at your own risk. Kim's House of Dolls will accept no responsibility for any transactions that go wrong with these other sites.
Volks—The official site also accepts online orders for the entire Dollfie line and clothes.
VolksUSA—The official site for Volks' store in Los Angeles, California. This site handles North American orders only so people living outside of North America should use the main Volks site.
A.C. Moore—This site sells a wide range of art supplies including paints, brushes, and disposable pallets. They also sell beads (which is perfect if you want to make jewlery for your doll), doll stands, and some doll making supplies. A.C. Moore has locations throughout North America and you can use the site to find the store that's nearest to your home.
A Dolly's World—Sells doll clothes, shoes, hats, and much more in a variety of sizes.
Affordable Designs—This site sells doll clothes and patterns, including ones made especially for Super Dollfies, Mini Super Dollfies, and SD 13's.
Ajumapama—Sells doll wigs, clothes, bags, and other accessories.
Ajumapama USA—The official U.S. distributor of Ajumapama shoes, wigs, clothes, and other accessories. This site also sells Leeke World and Serendipity dolls.
All About Dolls—Sells dollmaking supplies (including wigs, eyes, clothes, and shoes) for a variety of different doll sizes. I've dealt with this site in the past and it has excellent service.
All for a Doll—Sells a variety of doll accessories, including doll hair brushes, wigs, eyes, and eyelashes for a variety of different doll sizes. I've dealth with this site in the past and it has excellent service.
Angelregion International—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Anime Figure Kit—This site sells both unfinished doll kits and customized dolls. This site will also accept personal requests to customize a certain doll in a certain way.
Antinas Doll Supply—Sells a variety of clothes, wigs, eyes, shoes, and more in a variety of doll sizes.
Artistique—Sells doll eyes, armature, original molds, and other dollmaking supplies.
Audrey's Doll Gallery—Sells doll wigs and other doll making supplies.
Ball Jointed Bids—This online auction is devoted exclusively to 60 cm dolls, clothes, and various accessories. This site also has a section called "BJ Savings" where people sell a variety of non-60 cm doll items in order to raise money to purchase a doll like a Super Dollfie. Like eBay, the buyer should always be wary of any price-gouging attempts and sellers with negative feedbacks when shopping on this site.
BJ's Craft Supplies—This site sells doll-related supplies for making dolls, including eyes, hair, angel wings, and other accessories.
Blue Fairy—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
CanCan J-Series—Sells wigs, clothes, and shoes for Super Dollfie, Mini Super Dollfie, and Blythe.
Casshae T's—Sells t-shirts in all kinds of styles and colors for ball-jointed dolls and Tonner American Models. This site will add any picture of your choice to the front of the t-shirts for no extra charge.
Celga—This site is an auction and shopping service that is designed for people who want to shop for Volks (or other ball-jointed dolls) and other Japanese products on Japanese-language auction and shopping sites but they don't speak the language. This site also serves as an intermediary for people outside of Japan who want to purchase something from Japanese sites who normally don't sell their products outside of Japan nor do they ship overseas.
Char-mani—Sells Blythe and Cool Girls along with other Japanese toys.
Charles Josef Petite Couture—This site sells a wide range of doll clothes, beaded gowns, doll shoes, doll wigs, and other related accessories.
Cheery Doll—Sells doll outfits for Super Dollfies and Mini Super Dollfies.
Claire's—The official site of a chain of stores that has locations throughout North America. This store sells a variety of affordable jewlery and other accessories—some of which are small enough for a 60 cm doll to own. Claire's sells a lot of small purses that are small enough to accomodate a 1/3 scale doll.
Cotin Doll Shop—This Taiwan-based site sells wigs, eyes, clothes, and other accessories for ball-jointed dolls, Blythe and Pullip.
Crescent-Shop.com—This site is an auction and shopping service that is designed for people who want to shop for Japanese ball-jointed dolls and other Japanese products on Japanese-language auction and shopping sites but they don't speak the language. This site also serves as an intermediary for people outside of Japan who want to purchase something from Japanese sites who normally don't sell their products outside of Japan nor do they ship overseas.
ctrl-alt-doll.com—Sells wigs and accessories for dolls along with items for humans.
Custom House—The official site also accepts online orders for its entire Ai line as well as clothes and other accessories.
CY Toys Online—Sells CY Girls and accessories along with other 1/6 and 1/18 scale products.
Denver Doll Emporium—Sells all kinds of dolls ranging from Tonner to Asian ball-jointed dolls along with wigs and other accessories (such as the silicone wig cap that's designed to keep a wig on a doll so the wig won't slip off the doll's head). It is also an authorized retailier of Goodreau Dolls, one of the first modern American ball-jointed dolls.
Designs for Her—Sells unique one-of-a-kind clothes for Super Dollfie, Cissy, and Ann Estelle dolls.
Doll & Doll—This site sells Japanese dolls, clothes, and related accessories—including Volks, Azone, Takara Jenny, Licca, Blythe, Pullip, and much more.
Doll Attic—This site's focus is on Barbie but you can purchase wigs, furniture, and other accessories for Dollfie Plus and other 1/6 dolls.
Doll Heart—This Hong Kong-based site specializes in selling clothes, shoes, wigs, and other accessories for ball-jointed dolls.
Doll Secrets—Sells a variety of underwear and pantyhose for dolls in a variety of sizes.
Dollhouse Fashion DHF—Specializes in making and selling hand-made fashions for dolls of all sizes—ranging from Skipper-sized clothes to to clothes that fit Takara Jenny to Barbie-sized clothes and all the way up to clothes that fit 18-inch dolls. If you're looking for something specific, this site will make that outfit especially for you on request. Dollfie Plus owners can definitely find some unique and hand-made clothes for their dolls.
Dolls From the Heart—This site sells a wide range of doll clothes, shoes, underclothes, jewlery, sunglasses, doll repair supplies, and much more.
Dolls Japan—Sells Dollfie Plus, Takara Jenny, Takara Licca, Bandai Barbie, and other 1/6 scale dolls from Japan.
DOLLs.jp—Sells 1/6 dolls (including Jenny, Blythe, Momoko, and Pullip) along with 1/6 clothes and other accessories.
Dollyhair.com—This site specializes in selling a wide range of doll hair and rerooting kits for 1/6 fashion dolls.
Domuya—Sells Volks, Happy Doll Limited, and other Asian dolls along with accessories, furniture, outfits, shoes, and wigs.
Dream of Doll—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
eBay—Many people sell completed customized dolls and related accessories under the categories Dollfie and Artist Offerings/OOAK/Reborn. (There is an interesting thread on the Den of Angels forum about how you can also do specific searches to get the auctions that you are interested in.) You can generally find some one-of-a-kind creations but the buyer should always beware of any price-gouging and always check the history of the seller for any negative feedbacks before bidding on an item.
Emberwilde Jewelry for Dolls—Specializes in jewelry for dolls of all sizes ranging from 1/6 Barbie-sized dolls to 60 cm Super Dollfie-sized dolls.
Eseaw Dolls—Sells Dollmore dolls, wigs, and accessories.
EV Miniatures—Sells doll-sized miniatures of books, documents, scrolls, and food items.
Exquisite Tangerine—This site sells some customized dolls but it also specializes in making and selling armor and jewelery for 1/6 dolls.
Fantasy Doll—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Fashion Dolly—This site specializes in selling doll clothes. If you're looking for Japanese-style clothes for your doll, this site sells kimonos and yukatas.
Firebird Arts & Music—Sells miniature versions of musical instruments and weapons in 1/6 scale, which is perfect for Dollfie Plus and other dolls of that size. Also sells a line of Blue Box 1/6 articluated dolls and action figures that can be customized.
Five Below—The official site of a chain of stores where everything sells for under $5. This store sells a variety of tiny items (such as keychain versions of classic board games like Monopoly, Mystery Date, and Scrabble) that are perfect for 1/6 and 1/3 dolls.
Garden of Dolls—This site specializes in selling Korean dolls made by the Sonokong Company. (In fact, it is the only authorized U.S. seller of Sonokong dolls.) This site also sells Takara Jenny and Licca dolls as well as customized dolls made with Obitsu bodies and heads made by either Volks, Azone, or Obitsu.
Goblin Toys—Sells Blythe, Pullip, and other dolls.
Hamilton Eye Warehouse—Sells a variety of glass doll eyes in many sizes and colors.
Happy Doll—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Herobuilders.com—This site sells a line of 1/6 action figures, some of which are based on real people (such as Hillary Clinton and Michael Moore). The site says that each of its action figure bodies have 23 points of articulation (including fingers and dual torso). The site sells nude bodies, heads, and clothes separately for those who want to customize their own action figures. This site also accepts commissions to making special custom-made action figures based on the customer's own specifications.
Hobby Link Japan—You can purchase Azone and Obitsu ball-jointed dolls as well as Azone outfits (which also fit other 1/6 fashion dolls like Dollfie Plus). This site sells some Volks dolls but their selection is limited compaired to Volks or Doll & Hobby Shoppe. This site also sells Re-Ment products, which are tiny plastic doll-sized products (such as hamburgers, pizzas, plates, knives, and forks) that are ideal if you are looking for food-related accessories for your doll. The site has good service, especially if you order items that are currently in stock.
Hobby Search—You can purchase a wide range of Azone dolls and clothes, Obitsu dolls, and other dolls from smaller manufacturers (such as Daiki Kougyo). This site sells some Volks products but their selection is limited compared to Volks or Doll & Hobby Shoppe. The site also sells a line of 1/6 scale models from a company called Art S. Buck, which is usually sold in the U.S. through art supply shops like Dick Blick.
HyperManiac—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Icing—This chain store is a subsidiary of Claire's and, like the parent company, has locations thoughout North America. Icing sells a variety of affordable jewlery and other accessories (such as purses)—some of which are small enough for a 1/3 scale doll.
Jak Rox—Specializes in handmade clothes for Super Dollfie-sized dolls.
Japan Auction Center—Will bid on Japanese auctions for you if you don't live in Japan and/or don't speak Japanese and will ship the items directly to you.
JoAnn Fabric and Crafts—This site sells a variety of fabrics, patterns (including ones for doll clothes), jewlery making supplies, and sewing supplies. JoAnn Fabric and Crafts has locations throughout North America and you can use the site to find the store that's nearest to your home.
JPopDolls—Sells a variety of doll wigs in all colors, shapes, and sizes ranging from Blythe to Asian ball-jointed dolls.
The Junky Spot—Sells primarily 1/6 and 1/3 scale Obitsu dolls, clothing, and accessories along with some resin Asian ball-jointed dolls made by such companies as Soul Doll.
Kemper Dolls—Sells eyes, wigs, and shoes for a variety of dolls.
Le Joli Jardin de Flower B—This site specializes in French couture designs for dolls.
Leeke World—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Lizjul Doll Designings—Sells customized Springfield dolls for the collector's market.
Lovely House—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Luts—The official site also accepts online orders for its Delf, Kid Delf, Delf Art, Fashion Delf, Elf Doll, and Peaks Woods lines.
Michaels Arts & Crafts—This site sells a wide range of art supplies including paints, brushes, and disposable pallets. They also sell beads (which is perfect if you want to make jewlery for your doll), doll stands, and some doll making supplies. Michaels Arts & Crafts has locations throughout North America and you can use the site to find the store that's nearest to your home.
Molly Auctions—A doll auction site that's a free alternative to eBay.
Monique Trading—This site specializes in selling doll making-related supplies, including wigs, shoes, eyes, and other related items.
Natalie's Toy House—This eBay store has an extensive listing of dolls and accessories that are frequenly in stock and available for a set Buy It Now price that's not outrageous. Items include Jenny, Barbie, Licca, Volks, Azone, Pullip, Blythe, Momoko, and more!
Niceties—Sells plenty of clothes for 60 cm ball-jointed dolls.
Noix De Rome—The official site also accepts online orders for its line of 1/6 dolls, clothes, fabrics, and clothing patterns.
Not Doll—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Obitsu—The official site also accepts online orders for its line of dolls and clothes.
The Orient Doll—The official site also accepts online orders for its line of dolls and clothes.
Pink Ponytail—This site's emphasis is on Barbie but you can purchase wigs and other accessories for Dollfie Plus and other 1/6 dolls.
Pop Dolls Online—This site sells a variety of customized ball-jointed dolls and will also take commissions if you are looking for a doll with a certain specific look.
Posh Dolls—This site sells custom clothes and shoes for Blythe and other articulated dolls.
Pullip Parade—A Mississauga, Ontario-bassed retailer of Pullip dolls.
Pullip Style—A U.S. seller of Pullip and Namu Dolls.
R & D Fashion Dolls—This Taiwan-based site sells Volks, Licca, Jenny, Blythe, Barbie, Susie, and other dolls. This site is the only one authorized to sell Momoko dolls (1/6 dolls that are made by a smaller Japanese company called PetWORKs) outside of Japan. R & D Fashion Dolls will ship overseas.
Rasendou—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
REAL Missing Link—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Restore Doll—This site has a wide range of doll hair and rerooting kits to fit dolls of all shapes and sizes.
Reve en Popee—Sells doll wigs and eyes for Blythe, Super Dollfie, SD13, Luts, Mini Super Dollfie, DOD, and other dolls at those sizes.
Rinkya—This site is an auction and shopping service that is designed for people who want to shop for Dollfies (or other ball-jointed dolls) and other Japanese products on Japanese-language auction and shopping sites but they don't speak the language. This site also serves as an intermediary for people outside of Japan who want to purchase something from Japanese sites who normally don't sell their products outside of Japan nor do they ship overseas.
Serendipity—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Serenity's Dolly Rehab—This site sells dolls, doll parts (such as pre-painted heads), and a variety of accessories for Dollfie Plus and Dollfie Dream dolls—including jewlery, clothes, and shoes.
Shing-Mang—Has an eBay store that sells 16-inch Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Shopping Mall Japan—This site is an auction and shopping service that is designed for people who want to shop for Dollfies (or other ball-jointed dolls) and other Japanese products on Japanese-language auction and shopping sites but they don't speak the language. This site also serves as an intermediary for people outside of Japan who want to purchase something from Japanese sites who normally don't sell their products outside of Japan nor do they ship overseas.
Simple Dreams Doll—This site specializes in clothes for 60 cm dolls. The site also offers a free tutorial on how to sew your doll's clothes.
The Sleeping Elf—Specializes in clothes and wigs for very small dolls.
Softly She Walks—Sells custom clothing designs for Super Dollfie and other Asian ball-jointed dolls. This site will also accept commissions.
Soom—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Soul Doll—The official site also accepts online orders for its dolls.
Sugar Plums—This site sells re-paints of both Japanese and American dolls.
Tallina's Doll Supply—This site sells doll wigs, clothes, eyes, shoes, and other related supplies that can be used in doll customization.
Tiny Zippers—This site specializes in selling sewing notions and patterns for Barbie and other 1/6 dolls (such as Dollfie Plus).
Toy Tokyo—This site sells Blythe dolls along with other Japanese-imported toys. Toy Tokyo also has a bricks and mortar store located in New York City.
Trisha's Temptations—If you're looking for angel wings for your doll, this site has a wide selection of them.
The Valley of the Dolls—A Hollywood, California-based retailer of Pullip, Hestia, and Dollceana dolls.
Very Cool Things—Sells a variety of articulated 1/6 dolls from Asia. (Look under the "Toys" section rather than "Dolls" to see them all.)
Visibly Vintage—Sells Volks, Azone, Obitsu, Momoko, and other dolls as well as clothes and doll parts. This site also sells vintage dolls like Barbie, Jem, and World of Love.
yuanzhisky7912—This eBay seller is an official agent of the Chinese ball-jointed doll company DollZone.
Mr. Super Clear is a substance that's frequently sprayed on resin dolls in order to protect the resin surface from yellowing. Mr. Super Clear is also used on 1/6 and 1/3 scale dolls for pastel blushing of the face (in order to simulate eye shadow and other forms of makeup) once the blushing is finished in order to prevent the pastel from rubbing off. Unfortunately Mr. Super Clear is very hard to obtain outside of Japan. The following sites carry Mr. Super Clear but they tend to sell out of their stock frequently so anyone who's searching for Mr. Super Clear will have to frequently re-visit these sites.
Color wheel is a valuable resource if you're looking for color schemes for your doll's look (including hair color, eye color, lip color, and clothes) that would match well.
Creating a Doll Pattern from a People Pattern Instruction Sheet "Pattern Pieces"
Customizing Ideas for Jenny—The instructions were originally written for the Takara Jenny doll but customizers of other types of dolls can get a few helpful hints as well.
Discount Doll Wigs—This article provides tips on locating doll wigs at discount prices. The side of the article includes a long list of links to other stories covering various aspects of dollmaking and featuring links to sites where you can obtain such items as doll eyes, doll stands, doll clothes, doll shoes, other doll accessories, and much more.
Doll Making by Runo—Has detailed information on how to make your own doll from scratch, along with free patterns. If you print out the kimono pattern, then reduce it to 60-61% of the original size while photocopying it (or you can download the pattern on your hard drive and reduce it in a graphics program like Photoshop before printing), it'll be big enough to fit a Dollfie Plus. If you enlarge it to 115% of the original size, it'll be big enough to fit a Super Dollfie or other 60 cm dolls.
Doll Raves: Tips From the Artist—Provides general information on how to root hair into a doll's head, how to dye and style doll hair, how to paint a doll's face, and other related topics.
Dollfie Customize—Volks' official site provides instructions and hints on how to customize a Dollfie Plus.
Dollfie: Not a Barbie!—This is primarily a review of Dollfie that was written for the Anime Web Turnpike site but it also contains a few customization hints.
The Dollmaker Tutorials—Has tons of information on a variety of topics, including how to make simple doll shoes, how to sculpt dolls with polymer clay, and much more. This site also offer a couple of free doll clothes patterns.
Dollmaking Tutorials—Provides detailed instructions on how to customize a doll, including face painting, eye decals, glass eyes, rooting hair, and changing doll hands.
Esthetics—Includes information on how to customize a Super Dollfie.
Eyebrow Templates—The templates are Super Dollfie-sized but they can be shrunk down to fit smaller sized dolls. It's a great resource for those who are having trouble with coming up with the right eyebrow for his/her doll.
Gonna DyeThat Blonde Right Out of Bab's Hair!—Excellent tutorial on how to use acrylic paint as a doll hair dye.
House Pink's Guide to Style—Provides extensive details on how to customize or fix a Pullips.
How to Make a Mermaid Tail, or...What I've Learned the Hard Way!—Provides hints on how to permanently alter a 1/6 scale doll's legs so she'll be a mermaid.
How to Make Noah's Doll—Do you want a Super Dollfie but can't afford to buy one? This site provides complete instructions on how to make your own 60 cm/2 foot ball-jointed doll from scratch using clay, sawdust, wires, styrofoam, and other materials.
How to Put Glass or Acryllic Eyes in a Pre-Rooted Vinyl Head—The site is mostly in Japanese (with a few English phrases scattered around occasionally) but it provides plenty of detailed photos on how one can put glass or acryllic eyes in a pre-rooted vinyl head (like a pre-rooted Dollfie Plus head). There is an English translation of the text that's posted on the Siren Song site.
How to Reroot—Provides detailed instructions on how to re-root a doll's head.
Making "Glass" Eyes—A tutorial on how to make doll eyes.
Noix De Rome—Click on "The way of making a hand-made dolls" link in the left frame to view the instructions.
Re-Rooting Your Doll's Hair—This page provides a detailed tutorial and photos on how to re-root a doll's hair.
Restore Doll.com's Easy Rerooting Guide—This page provides a short tutorial on rooting and rerooting a doll's hair on its head.
Save The Dolls—This site is about doll customization in general but 1/6 and ball-jointed doll customizers can find some helpful hints. The site also provides information on which charities will accept customized dolls and how you can organize your own doll collection drive for underprivileged children at Christmas.
Sher's Doll Doctor—The site deals with how to repair and customize a Barbie doll but doll customizers of all kinds can find some useful tips. Sher is also a regular columnist for Haute Doll magazine.
To Make an OOAK or...Tips and Tricks of the Trade—Has information on all aspects of doll customization ranging from face painting to hair styling to making miniature doll blades for weapons like swords.
The Toy Box Instructions Page—Provides helpful tips on how to customize a Dollfie and Super Dollfie.
Amy's Dollyfanatic World's Patterns Page—Has free sewing patterns for Gene, Tyler, Kitty, Models, Cissy, and Trent dolls. The patterns will need to be shrunk to 66% in order for the clothes to fit a Dollfie Plus.
At Home Sewing for Fashion Dolls & More—This site provides information on how to hand-sew your own Barbie-sized clothes that can fit other 1/6 fashion dolls (such as Dollfie Plus). The site's author also has an offer of trading doll clothing patterns with other like-minded people.
Color wheel is a valuable resource if you're looking for color schemes for your doll's look (including hair color, eye color, lip color, and clothes) that would match well.
Doll Making by Runo's Free Kimono Pattern—If you print out the kimono pattern, then reduce it to 60-61% of the original size while photocopying it (or you can download the pattern on your hard drive and reduce it in a graphics program like Photoshop before printing), it'll be big enough to fit a Dollfie Plus. If you enlarge it by 115% of the original size, it'll be big enough to fit a Super Dollfie, Dollfie Dream, and other dolls of the same size.
Dressup for Dollfie—Volks' official site provides helpful instructions on how to dress a 1/6 doll without losing a body part.
Free Dollfie Patterns—For Dollfie (SD 10), SD13, SD13 boy, and Dolfie Dream.
Gallery of one of a kind (OOAK) dolls and outfits—This page also has free patterns for Barbie-sized dolls that is heavily focused on fantasy and historic period fashions.
Greek Dress—A simple tutorial on how to make an ancient-style Greek dress for a variety of sizes, including even doll size.
How I Make My Flutterby Wings and Those Wings! or How to Get the Water Color Effect on Fabric—Two tutorials on making and painting doll-sized fairy wings.
Jim's Printable Minis—This site provides free printouts of accessories (such as books, posters, toys, furniture, appliances, money, and other items) for 1/6, 1/12, 1/24, and 1/48 dolls.
Measurements and Fitting for Doll Clothes
Pattern Enlargement for Doll Clothes
Perestroika Designs—Provides a free sewing patterns for Barbie-sized dolls (which would fit 1/6 dolls like Volks Dollfie Plus). The site also sells a two CD set that's full of clothing patterns for Barbie and Ken.
PetWORKs' Tips for Dressing a Doll—This page on PetWORKs' site has a side box that include brief but helpful hints on dressing a ball-jointed doll.
Shoe Tutorial—If you're having problems with finding the right pair of shoes for you doll, this tutorial will teach you how to make your own pair.
So You Want to Make Some Feathered Wings—Provides useful tips if you want to create any kind of wings for your doll's outfit.
Stuffed Animals—For making furry companions for your dolls.
Undead Threads—Free sewing patterns for ball-jointed dolls with easy-to-follow instructions.
Vana Designs—Has free sewing patterns for Barbie-sized dolls.
Ball Jointed Doll News—Devoted to providing the latest news and information on the latest Asian ball-jointed dolls being released.
Custom Dolls E-Zine—It's a regular online magazine that's devoted to doll customization. You can peruse the latest issue or back issues for customizing tips.
Dollicieux—The online e-zine that's completely devoted to Asian style ball-jointed dolls. New issues are posted online every month while older issues are archived at the site.
Encyclopedia Dramatica entry on Dollfie—It provides a snarky yet somewhat accurate information on the excesses of the Asian ball-jointed doll fandom. The writing is definitely not for the faint of heart, though.
Fashion Doll Quarterly (FDQ)—It's a quarterly print magazine that's devoted to all kinds of dolls and is sold through mail subscription as well as through Borders stores across North America. Each issue generally has at least one article devoted to Asian ball-jointed dolls or Asian 1/6 dolls.
Haute Doll—It's a bi-monthly print magazine that's devoted to upscale fashion dolls (such as Gene) and is sold through mail subscription as well as through Books-A-Million, Barnes & Noble, and B. Dalton stores across North America. Each issue features a ball-jointed doll column written by one of the administrators of the Den of Angels community and a column on ball-jointed doll customization and esthetics written by Sher of Sher's Dolls. Plus there is the occasional feature-length article that will highligh a particular manufacturer of 1/6 articulated dolls and 1/3 ball-jointed dolls.
These sites are not official corporate sites but they have information about ball-jointed and articulated dolls in general. While some of these sites sell dolls and/or accessories on a very part-time basis, most of these sites don't sell anything at all—they are erected and maintained by doll enthusiasts who simply want to spread the word about their hobby and post photos of their collections.
Acquired Rapture—Includes a gallery and personality profiles of customized dolls.
Aishiteru Dolls—It's an online gallery of customized Pullip and ball-jointed dolls.
Almost Transparent Blue—Includes tutorials and photos as well as a schedule for organized doll panels and meet-ups at various anime conventions on the East Coast of the U.S.
Anime Dolls.com—This site features an extensive collection of Japanese dolls (such as Volks and Azone), some of which are for sale.
Astrosnik's Toybox—This site has a bunch of photos of customized Volks dolls.
Attack of the Anime Toys!: Japanese Fashion Dolls—Has information about all the 1/6 scale pre-made fashion dolls from Japan (including Volks, Noix De Rome, and many others).
Blue Ramen Dolls—This site is devoted to customized dolls and anime and it also accepts comissions for customizing dolls.
Brush With Life—Features some goregous pictures of customized dolls.
Chateau Verre Doll Spa—This spa provides complete doll customization and restoration services.
Custom House Ai—This site features an extensive collection of 22-inch ball-jointed dolls that were made by a Korean-based company called Custom House.
Daughters—This United Arab Emirates-based site is devoted to Super Dollfies, Mini Super Dollfies, Unoa, Cerebus Project, and Ai dolls. This site also sells customized dolls and provides its own customization tips.
DawgeStyle: CustomDawg's 1:6 Custom Action—This site specializes in customizing 1/6 action figures with Dollfie Plus-style articulation. Also includes tutorials and essays on customizing.
Den of Angels—Primarily devoted to Super Dollfies but also has information about other dolls as well. The owner of this site is a regular columnist for Haute Doll magazine.
Dizziness/Yum-Yum—A fan site that sometimes sells clothes and accessories for ball-jointed dolls.
The Doll Page—Deals with all kinds of dolls (including Asian ball-jointed dolls). This site provides free hosting for photos of your dolls, links to doll forums, links to other doll sites, and links to doll-related auctions and classified ads. This site also has a cute feature where you can warp a photo of a doll.
Dollfie Haven—This site documents one person's addiction to Super Dollfies and Mini Super Dollfies. The site has plenty of photos and personality profiles of each doll in her collection. There's also an interesting feature called 100 Questions for an SD Owner.
Exquisite Tangerine—This site is devoted to customizing dolls, some of which are for sale. The site also makes and sells armor for 1/6 dolls.
GiggleGeek—This unofficial site not only provides detailed information on Volks ball-jointed dolls but it also provides the most comprehensive reference on other Asian ball-jointed doll manufacturers that I've seen on the World Wide Web. This is an excellent site to check out if you're interested in non-Volks ball-jointed dolls as well as the Volks ones.
heavy-armed life—A South Korean-based site that's devoted to doll customization, ranging from the 1/6 dolls (such as Dollfie Plus) all the way to the 60 cm (2 feet) dolls made by Volks and Custom House. The site is in both Korean and English and the site also sells dolls on eBay and other sites from time to time.
The House of Pullips is devoted to providing general information about Pullips.
Illness-Illusion.com—This site has photos and profiles of various Super Dollfies. This site also accepts commissions.
Jujube—This site is devoted to Volks, Azone, and Noix De Rome dolls. Includes a personality profile of all the customized dolls pictured on this site.
Little Bloomers—This site has a variety of ball-jointed dolls, complete with photos.
Milkshake Melody—An excellent unofficial site that provides tutorials on doll making as well as information about Dollfie, Super Dollfie, and U-Noss dolls.
Niblung Valesti—This site has photos of customized Volks dolls along with technical details about each doll.
Ningyo!—This site has an extensive collection of Japanese anime dolls.
No Gentlemen—Devoted to male ball-jointed dolls.
ponygery.com—Devoted to one person's personal collection of 90+ Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Pretty Maids All in a Row—Another fan site that provides information about Dollfie Plus in general and includes a gallery of dolls that the webmasters behind this site have worked on.
Resin Hearts—A series of photostories featuring ball-jointed dolls.
Sakura Tea Room—This site features Volks Dollfie Plus dolls that were customized by two sisters. The size of the collection is pretty amazing—and so's the customization work done on each individual doll. The site has photos, personality profiles, and stories about each doll pictured on this site.
Sher's Dolls—This site is devoted to Super Dollfies, Jenny, AniGirlz, and Momoko dolls.
Skeeker's Doll Page—Has photos of customized Obitsu dolls along with pictures of Barbie, Jenny, Sonokong, Susie, and other 1/6 dolls.
Spooky Chicks—This site features customized dolls with a gothic twist.
Super Dollfie Home—This site is devoted to Super Dollifes and it includes information about doll customization and free Super Dollfie clothing patterns.
There Be Dolls Here!—This site has an extensive collection of vintage Barbie dolls and Japanese dolls, some of which are for sale.
The Toy Box—This site focuses on dolls from Volks, Obitsu, and Noix De Rome, complete with photos.
Val's World—This site not only has 1/6 and 1/3-scale Asian dolls that she has customized herself but she also has a variety of other dolls in her massive collection, including Pullip, Blythe, Momoko, Dollikin, Coquette, and much more!
The Violet Fern—This site, which has gorgeous photos, accepts commissions for doll outfits.
Volks Perfect File—One of the best unofficial sites about Dollfie Plus and Super Dollfies that I've seen.
Waykohler.com—This site includes photos and also sells clothes for ball-jointed dolls. The site also has photos and reviews of Monique doll wigs.
Online communities are a great way to meet other like-minded individuals and trade tips on doll customization. The people in these communities are always happy to help newbies.
Alchemic Labo Unofficial Forum—Devoted to Asian ball-jointed dolls that were designed by Gentaro Araki, including Unoss and Unoa.
Bad Dolly Deals—This community is devoted to exposing potentially fraudulent doll sales and auctions.
The Bootleg Dolls Database—This community is dedicated to exposing potentially bootlegged Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Delicate: The Official F-01 Fanlisting
Den of Angels—The biggest and most well-known Asian ball-jointed doll community.
Den of Demons—It's an online snark forum that makes fun of the excesses of the Asian ball-jointed doll fandom and the most rabid/obsessive fans. From time to time they will even pick online fights with others in the Asian ball-jointed doll fandom for whatever reason in order to make the forum more interesting. There's also an Eye Poison section where they will openly mock any doll customizations they feel is awful. (There's a possibility that your own doll will be mocked in that section.) This forum is NOT for anyone who is ultra-sensitive and prone to hurt feelings. This forum is also NOT for anyone who doesn't like flaming others or engaging in online fights.
Doll 911—This community is devoted to listing doll photos that were stolen for other forums and/or websites without the original owners' permission or giving proper credit to the original owners.
dollfiebegin—This mailing list is primarily for people who are new to Asian 1/6 articulated dolls and Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Dollmaker's Email List Home Page—This one is more of a general dollmaking list but customizers of Dollfies and other ball-jointed dolls can get a few helpful hints.
A Dolly Forum at Noellie.com—Devoted to Blythe.
Dolly Golightly—Devoted to all kinds of dolls including Blythe, Pullip, 1/6 dolls, Asian ball-jointed dolls, Barbie, Tonner, and more!
Dream a Little Dream With Me...
Ethereal Angels Forum—Another well-known Asian ball-jointed doll community. It's a little bit less active than the Den of Angels but it is the main place to get the latest news about upcoming releases of Hypermaniac dolls. (This forum also deals with other Asian ball-jointed doll manufacturers along with 1/6 Asian articulated dolls like Volks Dollfie Plus and Obitsu 1/6 dolls.)
Gentle Little Souls—Devoted to collecting child-like Asian ball-jointed dolls.
iTrader—A community devoted to listing good and bad sellers of Asian ball-jointed dolls.
The Junky Spot's Import Doll and Figure Forum
Loosely Strung—An ABJD and Asian 1/6 doll forum that aspires to be somewhere in between the strict forum rules of Den of Angels (where any kind of negativity is discouraged) and the total anarchy of Den of Demons (where people are free to attack each other for whatever reason) where it encourages open and honest discussions without going into insults or total flame wars.
The Lunar Ark—Specializes in Asian 1/6 dolls, such as Volks Dollfie Plus.
Miniature Weaponsmithing—This community is devoted to making tiny weapons for dolls and action figures.
Northern Angels—A group for Canadian owners of Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Prego—It's an online community for fashion dolls in general that includes posts on Asian 1/6 and 1/3 dolls.
Satori: Friends Before Fandoms—It's for doll fans who have other interests like movies, books, videogames, and music and want to discuss such subjects in an online forum.
Shokugan!—Devoted to Re-Ment and other tiny doll-sized products like food, cell phones, and more.
Valley Talk—Devoted to Pullips.
These blogs contain a few hints on customizing dolls that I found useful.
Dollfie Dress Up—It's a Flash game where you dress up your Dollfie for her wedding day.
Another Dollfie Dress Up Game.
eLouai.com—This site features the Candybar Doll Maker, where you can design a unique doll by making a variety of different choices regarding eyes, hair, clothes, etc. There's a different Candybar Doll Maker for boys and girls. This program should come in handy for anyone who've encountering a creative block while customizing a doll. This site also lets you design a virtual doll house and characters for the largest online multiplayer game Ragnarok.
Friends—It's a charming stop-motion animation short featuring two large ball-jointed dolls and one Dollfie Plus. (Requires Windows Media Player to view it.)
This page last updated June 15, 2007.
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